formatNumber

Declaration

String formatNumber(
    in int number, 
    in String styleValue, 
    in String positiveNumberFormat, 
    in String negativeNumberFormat
);

Parameters

• number:

  An integer that is the number to be formatted.

• styleValue:

  A string that designates the style the number is formatted in to. Valid values are noStyle, currency, decimal, percent, scientific, spellOut. If no value is given for this parameter, it defaults to noStyle.

• positiveNumberFormat:

  The formatting used for a positive number value input.

• negativeNumberFormat:

  The formatting used for a negative number value input.

Return Value

A string containing the formatted number.

Discussion

This function changes an integer into a string, based on the formatting styles specified. For example, formatNumber(-60, “”, “+”, “-”) returns “-60”.

See Also

Formatting Information

• formatDate
• formatDuration